>
>      There have been some colourful exchanges about the
>      apparent self-absorption of our US colleagues on this
>      list.
>
>      It may not be conscious but it does grate when so much
>      material assumes a US focus, concern and assumption
>      that it is important for the rest of the world.
>
>      Dear colleagues in the US, it would be nice if a little
>      more thought could be made about how you couch terms,
>      ideas and material.
>
>      Many thanks
>
>      Roger Garland
>      Manager Public Programs
>      National Museum of Australia
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        I would like to say that I agree, up here in the great white
north we are even closer to what you are refering. It would be nice if
our colleagues in the US would look out more often instead of just
looking in.
 
        J. Mather
        Dept Archaeology
        Simon Fraser University
        Burnaby, B.C., Canada
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